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U. S. COMMISSION OF FISH AND FISHERIES, 

JOHN J. BRICE, Commissioner. 



REPORT 



OF THE 



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] U. S. ffiH COMMISSI 



AT THE 



COTTON STATES AND INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION 
AT ATLANTA, GEORGIA, IN 1895. 



BY 



W. Dec. IIAVENEL. 



Extracted from Report of Commissioner for 1896. Appendix 1, Pages 147 to 167, 
Plates 11 to 21. 



WASHINGTON: 

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. 
1897. 



U. S COMMISSION OF FISH AND FISHERIES, 

JOHN J. BRiCE, Commissioner. 



REPO RT 



OF THE 



COTTON STATES AND INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION 
AT ATLANTA, GEORGIA, IN 1895. 



BY 



W. Dec. liAVENEL. 



Extracted from Report of Commissioiier for 1896. Appendix 1, Pages 147 to 167, 
Plates 11 to 21. 



WASHINGTON: 

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. 
1897. 



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Report U, S. F C. 1896. (To face page 147.) 



Plate 1 1 , 




1 -REPORT OF THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES 
FISH COMMISSION AT THE COTTON STATES AND INTERNA- 
TIONAL EXPOSITION AT ATLANTA, GEORGIA, IN 1895. 



By W. deC. Eavenel. 



Under tlie act of Congress approved August 18, 1894, providing for 
the participation of the Executive Departments, the Smithsonian Insti- 
tution, the National Museum, and the Fish Commission in the Cotton 
States and luteruational Exposition at Athxnta, Ga., for the purpose of 
illustrating the functions of the several Departments and Bureaus, the 
Commissioner designated Dr. Tarleton H. Bean, assistant in charge of 
the division of fish-culture, as the representative of the Commission on 
the board of management. Upon the resignation of Dr. Bean, May 23, 
1895, to accept the i)osition of superintendent of the aquarium at Castle 
Garden, New York, W. deC. Eavenel was designated as his successor. 

PLAN AND SCOPE OF THE EXHIBIT. 

The plan of the exhibit, as laid out by the representative and approved 
by the Commissioner, was as follows : 

(1) The scientific iuvestigation of the Commission to be illustrated 
by models of the vessels employed, with full-sized forms of the appa- 
ratus used ; by charts illustratiug the results obtained and j)ublications 
covering the different investigations 5 by casts of fish colored from life; 
collections of sponges, corals, oysters, and other shellfish, crabs, lobsters, 
sea lilies, sea-pens, and various other material obtained by dredging 
and trawling apparatus. 

(2) The fish-cultural operations to be shown by models and photo- 
graphs of hatching stations; models and full-size specimens of appa- 
ratus used in the collection, transportation, and hatching of eggs; 
apparatus used in the transportation of fish; charts showing a sum- 
mary of work done since the organization of the Commission; results 
obtained with reference to special fisheries and results at the difierent 
stations of the Commission during the fiscal year 1894-95 ; also by the 
practical hatching of eggs of the salmon, whitefish, and trouts. 

(3) Methods and statistics of the fisheries, to be illustrated by models 
of vessels aud boats used in the fisheries of the United States, with 
special reference to the South Atlantic and Gulf regions; models and 
full-size specimens of seines, gill nets, pound nets, lines, trawls, spears, 
and accessories; charts showing the extent and value of the fishing 

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industiy, besides illustriitious of the various fisheries by meaus of 
pbotographs, oil paintings, etchings, etc. 

(4) An a(]uarium for showing the economic food and game fishes of 
the South Athmtic and Gulf States and the fishes reared by the 
United States Fish Commission at its various stations, including some 
of the ornamental fishes and other marine life of the Gulf of Mexico. 

PREPARATIONS FOR THE EXHIBIT. 

As soon as practicable after the formal organization of the board 
and allotment of funds and space had been made, steps weie taken to 
prepare the plans for the aquarium, which was the most ditlicult and 
expensive part of the exhibit. Mr. H. Von Bayer, the architect of the 
Commission, was detailed to assist the representative, but owing to 
l)ressure of other duties he was unable to give his time to the work 
and it became necessary to employ L. F. Graether as architect, lie, 
with the assistance of Mr. Von Bayer, prepared the plans, which were 
approved May 1, 1895. 

In April the work of collecting, preparing, and packing the material 
for the exhibit was begun, and a building was rented as a temporary 
workshop and storehouse. Mr. W. P. Sauerhoff, fish-culturist, was 
detailed to take charge of the preparation of tish-cultural material 
and the i^acking of the exhibit, and by the end of July most of it had 
been prepared and shipped to Atlanta. 

The material for illustrating the scientific investigations of the Com- 
mission was designated by Mr. Eichard Bathbun, assistant in charge 
of the division of scientific inquiry, and prepared for exhibit by Mr. 
James E. Benedict. 

Dr. Hugh M. Smith, assistant in charge of the division of statistics 
and methods of the fisheries, assisted by Mr. W. H. Abbott, designated 
and prepared the material illustrating the methods and statistics of 
the fisheries. 

INSTALLATION. 

Messrs. W. P. Sauerhoft' and John L. Leary left Washington for 
Atlanta on August 11 for the i)urpose of unpacking the material and 
placing the cases in position. On September 1 tlie representative 
arrived and commenced the installation, with the assistance of W. H. 
Abbott, to whose ingenuity and skill in exposition work nuicli of the 
success attained is due. The total space allotted to the Commission 
was 8,000 square feet in the southwest corner of the Government build- 
ing. Two-thirds of this was occupied by the aquarium and the balance 
by fish-cultural apparatus and material illustrating scientific investi- 
gation and methods of the fisheries, as shown by accompanying fioor 
plan. It was not deemed necessary to prepare a complete descriptive 
catalogue of the material exhibited, as it is described in the various 
publications of the Commission, but the plan and scope of the several 
sections are shown by the following synopsis: 



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ATLANTA EXPOSITION. 149 

SYNOPSIS OF THE FISH COMMISSION EXHIBIT. 

Scientific Inquiry Section. 

I. Laboratories for marine exploration: 

Illustrations of zoological stations: Laboratorj^ at Woods Hole, Mass. (two 
views). 
S. Exploring vessels: 

Models: Steamer Albatross. Steamer FLsli Hawk. Schooner Grampus. 
Illustrations : Steamer Albatross. Steamer Fish Hawk. Schooner Grampus. 

3. Collecting apparatus: 

Nets: Seines. Beam trawls. Towing nets. 

Dredges : Naturalists' deep-sea dredge. Naturalists' boat dredge. Chester rake 

dredge. Oyster dredge. 
Tangles. 

4. Accessories for dredging and trawling : 

Dredge rope : Steel-wire dredge rope. Splices in dredge rope. 
Weights for beam trawl. 

5. Apparatus for assorting collections : 

Sieves: Table sieves. Hand sieves. 

6. Apparatus for preserving collections: 

Tanks, jars, etc. 

7. Apparatus for deep-sea sounding : 

Sounding machine : Tanner sounding machine. Tanner intermediate towing net. 

8. Apparatus for physical observations : 

Thermometers: Deck thermometer. Professor Baird's protected thermometer. 
Miller-Casella deep-sea thermometer. Negretti &. Zambra thermometer. 
Thermometer cases and accessories : Wooden cases. Brass cases. 
Salinometers : Hilgard saliuometer. 

9. Results of explorations: 

Charts. 
Collections. 

(1) Marine animals in alcohol : 

(a) Deep-sea animals: Crinoids, corals, crabs, sea-pens, starfish, sea- 
urchin, etc. 
(&) Surface animals: Entomostraca, etc., forming food of fish, 
(c) Shallow- water animals: Mollusks, crustaceans, etc. 

(2) Marine animals, dry : Foramiuifera. Sponges. Corals. Mollusks, etc. 

Division of Fish-Cclture. 

10. Transportation apiparatus: 

Apparatus for collecting and carrying eggs: Models and specimens: Wroten 
bucket, improved. Collins's can. McDonald crate. Atkins's egg 
bos. Clark's egg case. Clark's whitefish crate. Clark's foreign 
egg case. Mather transportation can. Trout boxes used in 1872, 

II. Appaj-atus for transporting fry: 
Models and full-sized apparatus: 

(a) Models : Car No. 1. 

(fc) Specimens: Stone's transportation can. Automatic transportation can. 
McDonald trout can. Carp transportation pail. Carp transporta- 
tion kettle. Wood-bound can, full size. Messenger's complete out- 
iit. Bucksport transportation can. Ferguson's transportation can. 
Fish Commission transportation can. Strauahan's transportation 
keg. Box for native food-fishes. 

(c) Accessories : Siphon strainer. Siphon tube, bag, and cage. Dip nets of 
various sizes. Water bucket. 



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12. Hatching apparatuH: 
Moclel8 and specimens : 

(a) For lloating eggs: Chester cod box. McDonald cod box. McDonald 
liatcliing bucket. Fergusons submerged bucket. 

{I) Forsemibnoyanteggs: Wroten's bucket, (iroen's shad box. Brackett's 
shad box. Ferguson's submerged bucket. Bell-Mather .';hail cone. 
Models of cones and buckets. Chase's -whitehsb jar. McDonald jar, 
olds+yle. McDonald universal hatching jar. Clark's jar. 

(c) For heavy eggs : Oarlick's hatcliing box. Stone's charred trough. Cost's 
hatching grills. Stone's salmon basket. Bucksport hatching trough. 
Ilolton's hatching box. Clark's hatching trough. Mather's hatching 
trays. Atkins's hatching crate. 

{d) "Working models: 

AVhiteiish table, 8 feet long, 3 feet wide, and 3 feet high, fitted with 12 

iVIcDonald hatching jars for hatching whitefish eggs. 
Two hatching troughs, 8 feet long, 12 inches wide, and 8 inches deep, 
equipi^ed for hatching quiunat-salmon and lake-trout eggs. 

(<) Accessories: Spawning pans. Spawning buckets. Page's egg scale. 
Egg funnels for whitofish and shad. Series of nets from Central 
Station, Washington, D. C. Series of nets from Northville Station, 
Michigan. Series of nets from Battery Station, Maryland. Nippers, 
brass and wood. Dippers. Strainer (lip])('rs. Hume's spawning 
box. Pan for washing eggs. Salmon dip net. Tray for washing 
eggs. Siphon bags. Siphon cages. Siphon tubes. Aquaria. 

13. Hatclimg and rearing esfahlishments : 
Models of hatching establishments — 

(«) Hatching houses at Put-in Bay, Leadville, and Havre de Grace. 

(h) Floating hatchery. Hatching barge. 
Illustrations of hatching stations, showing buildings, exterior and interior, 
methods employed in collecting, hatching, rearing, and distributing 
fish, fry, and eggs. 

(a) Green Lake. Grand Lake Stream. Bucksport and Craig Brook, Maine. 
Gloucester cod station and Woods Hole, Mass. Central Station and 
Fish Commission fish ponds, M''ashiugton, D. C. Batterj' Station, 
Havre de Grace, Md. Bryan Point shad station, Md. Wytheville 
Station, Va. D ninth Station, ^linn. Alpena and North villc stations, 
Mich. Put-in Bay Station, Ohio. Quincy Station. 111. Neosho Sta- 
tion, Mo. Leadville Station, Colo. I'ort Gaston, McCloud, and 
Baird stations, Cal. Clackamas Station, Orcg. 

(1)) Floating stations: Hatching barge. Steamer Fish Rauk. 

14. Methods and resiilis of fish-cnllure: 
Models — 

(a) Lay figure illustrating method of taking salmon eggs. 
Charts — 

(a) Giving names and locations of stations and output of each for the fiscal 
year 1894-9.^. " 

{b) Showing work of the Commission from 1872 to 1892. 

(c) Showing efi'ect of fish-culturi' on the shad iishery. 
Painted casts of fishes reared by tiio Fish Commission — 

(a) Brook trout one, two, three, and four years (dd ; Von Behr trout one, two, 
three, and five years old; Loch Leven trout one, two, three, and six 
years old; lake trout one and two years old; landlocked salmon 
one year old; rainbow trout one and four years old; whitefish five 
years old; carp, tench, goldfish, black bass, etc. 



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Plate 13. 




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ATLANTA EXPOSITION. 151 

FisHEKiES Section. 

15. Ohjecis of the Fisheries : 
Mammals — 

(1) Sirenians. Manatee (cast). 

(2) Cetaceans. 

(a) Dolphins: Blackfish (cast), head. Grampus (cast), head. Harbor 

porpoise (casts), young. 
(6) Sperm whales: Sperm whale (models). 

(3) Carnivores: 

(a) Earless seals: Harbor seal (mounted group). 

(6) Eared seals: Northern fur-seal (mounted group). Steller's sea-lion 
(mounted group). 
Batrachians — 

Frogs: Bullfrog (cast). Green frog (cast). Pickerel frog (cast). 
Fish- 
Casts of 150 species of marine and iresh-water food-fishes. 
Drawings of and notes on the important fishes of the Southern States. 
Living marine and fresh-water fish in aquarium. 
Invertebrates — 

Living sea-anemones, starfish, crabs, loljsters, mollusks, algae, etc., in 
aquarium. 

16. Fishery apparatus: 
Vessels— 

(1) Series of models showing the development of fishing vessels from settle- 

ment of America to the present time. 

(2) Models of vessels used in the important fisheries of the South Atlantic 

and Gulf States. 

(3) Pictures of vessels. 

Boats : Models of types used in important commercial fisheries. 

Canoes: Skin kyak from Alaska used in capture of seals, sea-lions, etc. 

Nets: Pounds. Weirs. Pots. Seines. Cast nets. Dip nets. Trawls. Dredges. 

Lines: Trawllines. Hand lines. 

Accessories : Disgorgers, hook extractors, etc. 

Appliances for seizing : Rakes for oysters and clams. Tongs. Hooks for sponge. 

Mackerel and squid jigs. 
Accessories: Water glass used in sponge fishery. 
Appliances for striking: Spears. 

17. Illustrations of fisheries. 

Fishermen. Fishermen's dwellings. Fishing towns. 

Special fisheries: Mammals. Eeptiles. Fishes. MoUusks. Crustaceans. 
Sponges. 

18. Statistics of fisheries of the United States. 

CONSTRUCTION OF AQUARIUM. 

Proposals for the construction of the aquarium were solicited by 
advertising in newspapers published in Washington, Kew York, Atlanta, 
and Savannah, but when the bids were opened on May 15 they were 
found to be too high and were all rejected. This was due chiefly to 
the fact that the class of work required was unusual and not under- 
stood by the firms making the bids. As the time was getting short and 
there was no reasonable hope of getting satisfactory bids by further 
advertisement, contracts were made with the following parties for 
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of Wasliiiigtou, ]). C, lor tlie constructiou of the wood, musoii, and 
iron work; Koppe Bros. & Steiuiclien, of Atliuita, for the stnccowork 
and figures; O. Pause, of Atlanta, for the painting and decoration of 
grotto. All of the work was to be done under the direction of L. F. 
Graether and in accordance with accompanying plans and specifica- 
tions. Tlie contracts provided for the completion of the work by August 
10, lS9o, but owing to delay in completing the Government building 
and the dithculty experienced by the contractors in obtaining proper 
material in the vicinity of Atlanta, they were unable to finish it in the 
time specified, and it was necessary to extend their contracts. Mr. 
Graether continued to supervise the work until August 23, when he 
resigned and was succeeded by Mr. Von Bayer, who remained in charge 
until its completion. 

The machinery and piping for circulating the salt water and air and 
for filtering the fresh water were put in under the direction of I. S. K. 
Eeeves, i)assed assistant engineer, U. S. X., who arrived in Atlanta 
August 4, 1895, and remained until that portion of the plant was com- 
pleted. Mr. L. G. Harron, superintendent of the aquarium at Central 
Station, having been detailed by the Commissioner to assist in connec- 
tion with the exhibit, was ordered to Atlanta on August to assume 
the snperintendency of the aquarium and to arrange for the interior 
decoration of the tanks and the preliminary installation of salt water, 
plants, etc. ISTotwithstanding the numerous delays and difficulties 
encountered in the construction of the aquarium, it was complete and 
"thoroughly stocked with salt and fresh water fishes and other animals 
by September IS, when the Exposition was opened. 

The space occupied bj^ the aquarium was L sha])ed, 28 feet wide and 
loO feet long. Arched grottoes were constructed the whole length, and 
a rotunda with a dome connected the two arms of the L. Twenty-eight 
aquaria were placed in this grotto, 14 for salt-Avater fish and 11 for 
fresh-water fish, the sizes being as follows: Two 14 feet long, 3 feet 
high, and 5 feet across the top; fourteen 7 feet by 30 feet by 5 feet, and 
twelve 5 feet by 3 feet by 5 feet. The main wall of the Exposition build- 
ing formed one side of the grotto construction, and the exterior of the 
other consisted of a handsomely paneled wood partition, separating the 
grotto from the general Exposition hall. 

All light entering tlie grottoes had to pass through the aquaria tanks, 
except what little entered through the open end doorways. The main 
passage in the grotto was 12 feet wide, and between the rear of the 
aquaria and the exterior of the grotto Avas a passageway for the use of 
the attendants to the aquaria. The faces of the tanks were of polished 
French-plate glass 3 by 7 feet and 1 inch thick, and they were decorated 
on the inside with white sand, rocks, and aquatic i)lants. 

The exterior partition lacing the general Exposition hall was ar- 
ranged so that it could be used as a picture gallery. Its architecture 
was of the early renaissance style, cijnstructed as a pilaster treatment, 



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ATLANTA EXPOSITION. 153 

finished at the top throughout its entire length with a delicately con- 
ceived entablature bearing a series of urns. The frieze of this entab- 
lature was divided by triglyphs into ornamental j)anels, in which were 
inserted bas-reliefs representing aquatic life. Two semicircular arch- 
ways, one on the south, the other on the west, gave admittance to the 
grotto. These entrances were flanked on each side bj^ Ionic colonnades 
and surrounded by paneled and ornamented arches and soffits. The 
keys to the arches formed a group representing a youthful Poseidon 
taming an aquatic monster, and the whole was finished at each end 
above the entablature by statuary representing a fisherman gathering 
fish and a fisher-maid planting fry in the waters of the country. An 
ornamental net gracefully suspended between the urns above the entab- 
lature spanned the entire front and sides of the grotto, giving final finish 
to the outside of the structure. The whole of the outside was finished 
in ivory white and gold. 

On entering the doorways a series of grottoes could be seen, forming 
a i)assage to the rotunda. The ceilings of these grottoes were formed 
by groined fan or funnel arches, sujjported by romanesque columns, 
pedestals, and brackets. The space between each pair of columns 
formed a bay for one tank. The bases and sides of these bays were 
treated in rusticated stonework. The ribs and spandrels of the ceiling- 
were tinted, those of the arched ceiling being blended from a sky blue 
above to a sea green below. The spandrels formed on tlie walls were 
embellished by paintings of aquatic animal and plant life. 

The columns, caps, and bases were made of imitation ISTumidian mar- 
ble, and the rustic work in imitation of natural stone. The caps to the 
columns were carved diflerently, and represented fish, lobster, and other 
aquatic animals. Over each tank was a semicircular sash containing 
ornamental cathedral glass of various shades, which permitted only 
subdued light to enter the grottoes. 

The passageway through the grotto led to a large circular rotunda 
surmounted by a semicircular dome, the soffit of Avhich was embellished 
throughout with cassettes graduated from the springer line to the eye 
of the dome. The motive chosen for the ornamented parts of the cas 
settes was the water lily. A few of the panels were glazed for the 
purpose of securing a more brilliant light effect on the interior of the 
dome and the waters of the cascade, and the sides of the rotunda were 
wainscoted with a richly ornamented pilaster treatment. 

The dome contained a large, horseshoe-shaped basin, surmounted in 
tlie rear by an imposing arch with relief shell work, from the center 
of which a cascade issued. The sides of this basin represented regu- 
lar rustic stonework, and the coping of the basin walls consisted of a 
bronze cast-iron capping ornamented in water lilies. The cascade was 
enriched by an arrangement of natural rock and i^lants, and by artistic 
reijresentations of manatees, otter, sea gulls, etc., executed in natural 
size. 



154 liEPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 

One of the iiuportaut problems in the constructiuu of an aqnariiim 
is to arrange so that it will not become overcrowded. Trotitiug by 
our experience at Chicago, a passageway 12 feet wide was provided, 
but people coming in from both ends soon packed it, and it was almost 
impossible to move either way. This was largely due to the fact that 
there were fish on both sides of the grotto, and visitors going down 
one side returned on the other instead of going ont. This might have 
been avoided by placing a partition down the center of the aisle, but 
it would have marred the architectural effect of the grotto, which Avas 
much admired. 

FKESH-WATEK SUrPLY. 

The water for the fresh-water side of the aquarium was supplied 
from one of the three mains laid to the Government building and 
connected with the city water supply, which is taken from the Chatta- 
hoochee Eiver. Before entering the aquarium this water was passed 
through a pressure filter of the Jewell pattern, having a capacity of 
20,000 gallons per hour, bub as it had already been filtered at the city 
waterworks by the alum coagulated process, it was unnecessary to use 
the alum i^rovided by the Jewell filter. After passing through the 
filter the water was conducted to the aquaria through 1^-iuch gal- 
vanized-iron pipes fitted with j-iii^fi brass jet cocks and arranged 
horizontally above them. The waste water was carried off by means 
of an overflow x)ipe placed in the end of the aquaria near the top, and 
discharged into a trough emptying into a manhole connected with one 
of the sewers. 

SALT-WATER SUPPLY. 

The salt water for the aquarium was obtained at Morehead City, 
]Sr. C, and transx)orted in three tank cars loaned by the Standard Oil 
Company. It reached Atlanta August 23, and was unloaded as soon 
as possible and placed in a large tank constructed for it under the 
aquarium. Its density when shipped was 1.021, temperature 80°; five 
or six days later its density remained the same, but the temperature 
had fallen to 78°, and the water was in excellent condition. 

SALT-Yv^ATER CIRCULATION. 

The two pumi)S used for circulating the water were of the Erwin- 
Welch pattern, having a power cylinder 1 inches in diameter; pump 
cylinder, 5 inches; stroke, 0^ inches; suction inlet to pump, 2 inches in 
diameter; discharge, lA inches. The power ends were of brass and the 
jmrnping ends of block tin hardened. They were built to operate under 
a minimum water pressure of 50 pounds, and were so designed as to 
lift the water through their suction a distance of 10 feet and deliver it 
to a tank 30 leet above, each pump delivering 900 gallons per hour. 
The pumps could be operated together or singly, but better results 
were obtained by operating them together. The water for running 
them was taken from tlie main located under tlie Government building, 
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ATLANTA EXPOSITION. 155 

was ofteu as low as 60 pouuds and sometimes went as liigli as 125 
pounds. 

The salt water was forced from the large reservoir below the floor, by 
means of the pumps^ into tlie distributing tank located in tlie south- 
west tower of the main building 35 feet above the aquaria, from which 
point it was distributed by gravity through asphalt-lined iron piping- 
fitted with 1-inch hard-rubber jet cocks. The water was fed into the 
aquaria through J-inch glass nozzles attached to rubber hose leading 
from the rubber cocks, which delivered it at the surface antl forced air 
in with it In addition to the surface supplies, each aquarium was 
arranged so that water could be introduced at the bottom with ^-inch 
hose. 

The overflow was the same as on the fresh-water side, except that it 
emptied into a filter box connected with the reservoir tank, and was 
thus filtered over and over again. 

The filter was a pine box 7 feet 6 inches long, 3 feet 10 inches wide, 
and 16 inches deep, filled with gravel of different sizes, varying from 
2 inches to ^ inch in diameter, laid in courses, and covered with 2 inches 
of clean sand. The capacity of this filter was 1,100 gallons per hour. 

HEATER. 

In November, finding that the temperature of the water was getting 
too low for the salt-water fishes from the Gulf, a heater was made for 
regulating it. This was 8 feet long and made of 3-inch galvanized-iron 
pipe, arranged like the ordinary return-bend steam heater. Under each 
section of tbe pipe 16 gas jets were placed, and the entire apparatus 
was encased in a steel box. The heater was placed in the tower and so 
connected that all of the salt water could be passed through it before 
entering the supply tank. By this means there was no difficulty in 
keeping the water at an even temperature of from 60° to 63° when the 
air temperature was below the freezing point. 

AIE CIRCULATION. 

In order to provide the necessary amount of air to the aquarium a 
vertical hydraulic air-pump or compressor, of the Bishop & Babcock 
pattern, was erected between two of the aquaria on the salt-water side. 
The water-power cylinder of this pump is 4^ inches in diameter, the 
air cylinder (situated above the water cylinder) 6 inches, and the stroke 
8 inches. The pumps deliver the air into the galvanized-iron cylinder, 
where a pressure of about 7 pounds per square inch is maintained, and 
from there it is fed through a |-inch pipe along the backs of the 
aquaria. At the back of each one the pipe is connected with rubber 
tubing, which passes down the back to the bottom of the tank. At the 
end of the tubing is a hard-rubber cylinderinto which wooden liberators 
are introduced for forcing the air into the water in minute globules. 
The air and water circulating plants were so arranged as to be entirely 
independent of each other, so that in case of the water supply being 
cut off it was possible to maintain the air circulation. 



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EMPLOYEES, 
lu addition to the superintendent, tliere were eniploj-ed in connection 
with the aquarium a machinist to look after the pumjjs, filters, etc., 
2 night watclimeu, and 2 laborers to clean the aquaria, wash sand iu 
filter, prepare food for the fishes, etc. 

CARE OF THE AQTTAEIUM. 

The aquaria tanks were thoroughly cleaned once a week, Sunday 
being selected, as no visitors were allowed in the building on that day. 
In the fresh-water tanks a perforated galvanized iron funnel attached 
to a rubber siphon was used to draw the waste food and sediment from 
the bottoms, and about a gallon of Turks Island salt was distiibuted 
in each aquarium once a week as a disinfectant, GO bushels being 
used for this purpose during the Exposition. In the salt-water acpiaria 
the sediment and other deleterious matter was caught and held in sus- 
pension by the sand filter. 

The losses of fresh and salt water fishes were very small after the 
opening day, when a very heavy loss occurred, owing to the high tem- 
perature of the water and the insufficient supply, caused by opening 
up all of the fountains on the grounds. 

The heaviest losses of salt-water fishes usually occurred just after 
their arrival, and were caused, apparently, by bruises received in trans- 
I)ortation, though many specimens that were received in a badly 
bruised condition recovered entirely and were alive when the a(j[uarium 
was closed on December 31. A sudden fall of temperature from G5° to 
52^ iu the latter part of October caused the loss of all the pompano 
and a number of red snappers, spade-fishes and cow-fishes. This 
defect in the aquarium was cured by the fitting up of the heater. 

COLLECTION OF FISHES FOR THE AQUARIUM. 

Marine fishes. — The primary object being to show the commercial 
fishes of the South, the collecting points chosen were Morehead City, 
N. C, and Pensacola, Fla., as they are important commercial fishing- 
centers and accessible by rail. Mr. F. P. Hagan, who had had a valu- 
able experience in the collection and transportation of fishes for the 
World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 111., made the collections at 
Morehead City and transported successfully all the specimens secured 
at that point and at Pensacola. Lieut. FrankliiL Swift, U. S. N., in 
command of the United States Fish Commission steamer Fish Hau% 
furnished two excellent loads from Pensacola. Arrangements were 
also made for securing supplies of anemone, lobsters, starfish, and other 
marine life from Woods Hole and Gloucester, through the superintend- 
ents of the stations at those points. These were shipped by express, 
carefully packed in seaweed or moss, and arrived iu fairly good condi- 
tion, considering the temperature existing at the time of shipment and 
the length of time they were en route — from four to six days. 

Fresh- water fishes. — The majority of the fresh-water fishes were fur- 
nished from the U. S. Fish Commission stations at Quincy, 111., and 



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Wytheville, Ya., and from tlie fish ponds at Washington, D. C. Collec- 
tions were also made from the Neuse liiver at ]S"ewbern, N. 0., and 
from the Chattahoochee Kiver in the vicinity of Atlanta. Hon. John 
D. Edmundsou, superintendent of the fisheries of Georgia, also fur- 
nished specimens from a lake near Luluton, Ga. Fungus devoloped on 
those obtained from the Neuse and Chattahoochee Elvers very shortly 
after their arrival, and most of them died in a few days. 

Following is a list of fishes and other aquatic animals collected and 
exhibited during the Exposition. 



Species. 



Fresh--water fish : 

Black bass 

Crappio 

Warmoutli bass 

Rock bass 

Sunfisb 

yello-\\- perck 

White porch 

White bass 

Pike 

Brook trout 

Eainbow trout 

Black-spotted trout- 
Landlocked salmon . 

Grayling 

Suckers 

Carp 

Gol leu ide 

Goldfish . 

Common tench 

Golden tench 

Dogfish 

Catfish 

Gar pike 

Total 



Salt-water fish: 

Eed drum 

Black drum 

Croaker 

Spot 

Spotted sea-trout . . 

Sheepshead 

Pinfish 

Scup 

Pigfish 

lied snapper 

Pensacola snapper . 
Mangrove snapper. 

Sea bass 

Eed grouper 

Black grouper 

Squirrel-fish 



Number. 



156 
76 
60 
70 
67 
61 
22 
10 
35 
50 
28 
18 

106 

5 

83 

75 

17 

328 

140 
18 
21 
67 
60 



1,573 



15 

1 

75 

50 

11 

45 

68 

1 

68 

37 

1 

2 

102 

34 

17 

3 



Species. 



Salt-water fish — continued. 

Striped mullet 

Kingfish 

Cavally 

Pompano 

liizard-flsh 

Tautog 

Eemora 

Spadefish 

Flounder 

Hog-choker 

Tongue sole 

Mummichog 

Sea-robin 

Sea-raven 

Toadfish 

Swellfish 

Burfish 

Filefish 

Trigger-flsh 

Cowfish 

Batflsh 

Salt-water catfish 

Stingray 

Skate 



Number. 



Total 



Eeptiles, crustaceans, etc. : 

Alligator 

Green turtle 

Soft-shell turtle 

Snapping turtle 

Terrapin 

Lobster 

K"ing-crab 

Hermit-crab 

Blue crab , 

Spider-crab 

Conch 

Starfish 

Sea-anemone 



Total 

Grand total . 



34 

9 

43 

36 

11 

3 

1 

29 

27 

4 

3 

ISO 

8 

13 

23 

10 

44 

14 

18 

23 

1 

13 



1,085 



18 

9 

90 

42 

3 

25 

20 

102 



321 
2,979 



158 REPOKT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 

From time to time supplies of fisli were brouf;lit in from the stations 
of the Gomiuissiou and the fiehl-collectinfi,- stations, so that there was no 
perceptible change, except that as the water became cooler the supply 
and varieties of trouts were largely increased. 

The average temx)eratures of salt and fresh water for September, 
October, November, and December are given in the following table: 



Mouth. 


Salt. 


Fresh. 


Maxi- 
mum. 


Mini- 
mum. 


Mean. 


Ma.Ni- 
mum. 


Mini- 
mum. 


Mean. 




75 
63 
63 
63 


65 
53 
53 

58 


70 '• 81 


77 
63 
56 
48 


70 
69.5 
59 
52 




58 
58 
60.5 


76 
62 
56 













FOOD. 

The food used Avas round beefsteak, beef livers, clams, and fiddler- 
crabs. The beef find liver were cut into small jiieces and care was 
taken to remove all of the fat and sinews. All of the marine species 
except the trigger-fishes and file-fishes took the beef readily, especially 
if it was slightly salted. The trigger-fishes and file-fishes were fed 
entirely on clams. The fiddler-crabs intended for food were shipped by 
express from Peusacola by Lieutenant Swift from time to time as they 
were needed, and no difiicnlty was experienced in keeping them for an 
indefinite i)eriod in a box of slightly moistened sand. The fish were 
fed regularly once a day, except Sunday, and seemed to thrive after 
they became accustomed to confinement. 

PRACTICAL FISH-CULTURE. 

To illustrate practically the methods employed at the various stations 
of the Commission, two hatching troughs were fitted up, one with gravel 
for the hatching and rearing of trout, one with trays for salmon, and a 
table Avith 8 McDonald jars for whitefish and other similar eggs. It 
was hoped that it would be possible to do practical work throughout 
the Exi)ositiou, but owing to the high temperature of the Avater all the 
eggs shipped to Atlanta previous to December 4 died after being in the 
troughs and jars from 2 to G days. A consignment of 10,000 lake-trout 
eggs received on that date from Alpena, Mich., hatched on the 15th, 
with a loss of only 300, thus showing that the previous losses had been 
due to the temperature of the Avater and not to the use of alum in its fil- 
tration. The water temperature was ."Jl'^ on the day they Avere received, 
but it fell to 45'^ by the time they had finished hatching. The fry resnlt- 
ing from the eggs Avere held until the sac Avas absorbed and then planted 
in a pond near Atlanta, belonging to Mr. T. J. Barnard. A shipment 
of 10,000 quinnat salmon eggs received from Baird, Cal., on the 10th 



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attracted a great deal of attention during the closing days of tlie Expo- 
sition, and added greatly to this feature of the exhibit. The fry hatched 
from them were planted in Clara Meer, a lake in the Exposition grounds, 
about 30 acres in area. 

The following statement sliows the numbers and kinds of eggs received 
and the results obtained from them : 



Date. 


Source of 
supply. 


Species. 


Numher 

of eggs 

received. 


S--' Sf 

^^l;"" andfry 
ceived. ^°«^' 


Numher 
of eggs 
hatched. 


liemarks. 


Sept. 22 
Oct. 7 
Oct. 21 
Nov. ] 
Nov. 15 
Dec. 4 
Dec. 10 


Baird .. 




10, 000 
5,000 
10, 000 
10, 000 
800, 000 


Deg. 
81 
73 






Sept. 23; all dead. 
Nov. 8 : all dead. 
Nov. 16; all dead. 
Nov. 15 ; all dead. 
Nov. 16; aUdead. 
Dec. 15; hatched. 
Jan.l; hatched. 








Alpena . 
....do ... 


Lake trout. 
do 


66 
02 
60 










....do ,-- 
....do ... 
Baird . . . 


Whitefish.. 
Lake If out. 
Salmon 






10,000 
10, 000 


54 
51 


1,000 
42.1 


*9, 700 
to, 771 



* Nine thousand fry delivered to Mr. Barnard. t Fry planted in lake at Piedmont Park. 
CLOSING OF THE EXPOSITION. 

At the close of the Exposition the freshwater fishes were planted in 
public and private waters in the vicinity of Atlanta; the majority of 
the salt-water fishes were transferred to Washington and exhibited in 
the aquarium at Central Station. No attempt was made to remove the 
grotto, as it would have been seriously damaged in taking apart and 
transporting; besides this, the Commission had no facilities for storing 
it in Washington, The aquaria, pumps, piping, supply, and reservoir 
tanks, were taken down and shipped to Washington, and afterwards 
turned over by the Acting Commissioner to the Commissioners of the 
Zoological Park. As soon as arrangements were completed for the 
disposition of the aquarium, the representative returned to Washington, 
leaving W. P. Sauerhoft' in charge of the packing and reshipment of 
all exhibits. This was completed in February, and all material bor- 
rowed from the Smithsonian Institution was returned in good condition. 

The aquarium proved the most important and attractive exhibit on 
the grounds, and was always crowded to its fullest cai^acity, even when 
the attendance at the Exposition was small. 



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 

To the diligence, intelligence, and experience of the employees of the 
Commission detailed to assist at Atlanta, the Commission owes much of 
its success, especially to Mr. L. G. Harron, who was in general charge 
of the exhibit during the absence of the representative, and Mr. W. P. 
Sauerhofi", who had charge of fish-cultural work and who superintended 
the packing and shipping of all material exhibited. 



160 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 

The Commission is indebted to the Secretary of the Smithsonian 
Institution for loan of material and cases forming part of its exhibit; 
also to the follovriug parties, who contributed largely toward its success: 

Hon. J. D. Edmundson, sui^eriutendeut of lislieries for Georgia, for 
assistance rendered in collection of fishes for the aquarium. 

Col. E. H. Payne, secretary Union Tank Line Company, for loan of 
tank cars for hauling salt water from Morehead Citj^to the Exposition. 

Judge Hillyer, president Atlanta Water Works, for permission to 
take fish from lake controlled by his company, and for aid in keeping 
a uniform i)ressure of water for operating the pumps. 

Capt. E. L. Tyler, chief of transportation, for loan of water carts for 
hauling salt water. 

M. M. Sullivan & Son, Savannah, Ga., for assistance in collecting 
fishes and gift of turtle. 

To the director general and supervising architect of the Cotton States 
and International Exposition, for assistance rendered in connection with 
the installation of the aquarium. 

W. H. Baldwin, jr., second vice-president Southern Eailroad Com- 
pany, for free transportation of tank cars containing salt water, and 
special facilities provided for their movement without delay; also for 
free transportation of U. S. Fish Commission Car No. 4, and crew from 
Washington to Goldsboro, N. C, thence to Atlanta and return. 

Gen. George C. Smith, president and general manager of the Ala- 
.bama, Atlanta and West Point Railway, for hauling car and crew from 
Atlanta to Montgomery and return, two trips. 

Hon. Milton H. Smith, president Louisville and Nashville Railroad 
Company, for hauling car from Montgomery to Pensacola and return, 
two trips. 

The South Carolina Railroad Com^iany, for free transportation over 
its line to Branchville, S. C, and return. 

Mr. F. J. Jette, superintendent of transportation, Central Railroad 
of Georgia, for transportation of car and crew from Atlanta to Albany, 
Ga., and return. 

The total cost of preparation, maintenance, and return of the exhibits 
of the Commission, including the aquarium, was $20,089.80. The fol- 
lowing statement shows the objects for which the money was expended : 



Items. 



Exhibits and furniture 

Transportation 

Installation and maintenance 

Packing and i-epacking 

Miscellaneous expenses 

Construction of afj uariuui 

Installation and maintenance of aqnariinn. 
Stocking of aquarium 

Total 



Amounts. 



$605. 12 

2, 475. 95 

],:JC7.48 

1,935.22 

191.52 

10, 898. 78 

2, 372. 35 

843. 38 



20, 089. 80 



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Oysters 


S^tcmtrs , 


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CoTTOH States 8 
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A Fresh M'hier Filter" 

B Alum- Pot 

C &C' HyyirefuUc Mo tors & Pump a 

D Air Compr 

E Salt ^Valer ReceiylnffTanh, under ground 

F » " FiUer 

G ll&Jte Basin SsBell Trap 

H Salt Mhter Supply Tccnk, oyer head 







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SPECIFICATIONS FOE CONSTRUCTINa THE AQUARIUM. 

DESCRIPTION. 

The construction of the aquariuui herein specified consists of the following prin- 
cipal parts: An arched grotto containing thirty aquaria, two entrances thereto; 
a rotunda with dome, containing a fountain ; an extensive gallery in panelwork, 
and all other minor details, as shown on the drawings. 

Excavation, removal of earth, etc.. — Excavate the ground for the salt-water tank, 
tank for fountain, for laying sewer and other pipes, and for new foundations under 
main j)osts of Exposition huilding, etc., and do all other excavation required by the 
drawings and" as directed by architect in charge and required to complete the work. 

Remove all surplus earth and rubbish off the premises to places designated by the 
superintendent, and level off as will be directed. 

MASON WORK, ETC. 

Concrete. — Prepare and lay for foundation walls and bottom of fountain tank and 
waste basin a bed of concrete 6 inches thick, and fill between tlie walls of salt-water 
tank and grouud with concrete made of best native Portland cement and clean, 
sharp, grit sand and broken limestone (stone to pass a ring of 2 inches diameter in 
clear) in parts: 1, cement; 2, sand, and, 3, broken stones, properly mixed and laid 
in the best manner. Do all other concreting required liy the drawings and necessary 
to complete the job. 

Brichivorh. — The tanks for fountain and waste basin, as shown, to have their walls 
and bottoms built with best hard-burnt brick laid in best hydraulic (Portland) 
cement mortar; except where otherwise specified the joints to be completely filled 
with morfar throughout and thoroughly grouted. 

Asphali\im. — The inner linings of the aforesaid tank and basin, and also the bottom 
of the same, to be built Avith brick boiled in best Trinidad asphaltum, laid while 
hot, and properly bonded with the other brickwork ; the bottom of the tank to have 
the bricks set on edge, laid in herring-bone fashion, as per design, to have a pitch so 
as to drain toward sewer inlet; the entire sides and bottoms of the tank and basin 
\o be lined with pure Trinidad asphaltum -} inch thick throughout. 

The aquaria (30 iu number), asshown on plans, to have I inch best asphalt coating 
throughout their inside surfaces, as will be directed; all metals, pipes, bolts, nuts, 
etc., coming in contact with salt water to be also thoroughly coated with asphaltum 
while hot. All this work must be done as directed by the architect in charge. 

Do all other mason work required to complete the job and as directed by the archi- 
tect in charge. 

Carpenters^ and cahinet-maliers' work. — The materials used throughout to be of good 
merchantable quality, free of any defects, rot, knots, etc., and to be well seasoned 
throughout. The workmanship must be the best of its kind throughout; the gen- 
eral drawings and details furnished and directions given by the architect in charge 
must be strictly followed, and the whole work must be constructed and put up in a 
substantial and careful manner. 

The framing of the entire structure is to be done with good quality of native 
, (Georgia) pine, free of any defects; the timber must be sawed square, straight, and 
true, and to be thoroughly framed together as shown and directed. 

The foundation for main posts of Exposition building shall be carefully lowered 
to such a depth and in a manner as and where shown on drawings. The gallery 
partitions are to be made in sections of 3 panel widths, mortised and tenoned 
together, and to be securely framed together as shown, put up in sections, so that 
they can be easily taken down, sections to be screwed together in a substantial 
manner and as directed; the grofto and rotunda walls and partitions to be framed 
together and substantially spiked, braced, and nailed; all partitions to have 3" x 
4" studs, 16 inches on centers, framed to 3" x 4" top and bottom plates, to be held 
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together on top witli 2" x 6" ceiling joists, four to each bay, Tvith 2" x 4" diapcouai 
ties, all thoronghlj' toenailed, etc., all complete. 

Groined ceilings of arches a and h and c each to liave an eye at the apex, made with 
a circTilar drum in two sections of four pieces each, of 1" x 10" boards, joints Iranied 
and toenailed to curved ribs as shown; the curved ribs for groins to be made in two 
sections of 1' x 4" each, sawed to shape, joints broken, all thoroughly nailed with 
steel wire nails. 

The curved main riV)s to be spiked to 3i-inch turned uprights, around whicli plaster 
columns are built, extending from floor to ceiling, and to circular drums; to liavo 
horizontal and other curved ribs cut between as shown; the ribs to be well braced 
to uprights. , 

The curved ribs of the rotunda and the arches of entrances to be constructed of 
1" X 8" boards, cut to shape in four sections (see diagram) to each rib, nailed to 1" 
X 6" X 16" fish plates, and sep.'irated by blocks of 3" x 4" stuff, nailed with 10-penny 
steel- wire nails, clinched on the inside, 8 nails to each joint, all as shown; the ribs 
to be toenailed to curb plate and eye drum of dome, the drum to be made, in a simi- 
lar manner as specified above, of 2 circular sections, each section to be of 4 pieces of 
1" X 10" stnft', joints broken; the horizontal ribs to be 
made in a similar manner and cut between main ribs, etc., 
all complete, and all nailed with 10-peuuy steel-wire luiils. 
The platform supporting the aquaria to be constructed 
as shown, well braced, braces to bo bolted to the uprights 
and horizontal pieces, etc., as directed, all complete. 

The foimdations for salt-water tank, filters, and pumps 
to be made as shown ; jiarts of the flooring and floor joists 
of Exposition building floor are to be cut and taken up, 
these parts to be relaid in a jiroper manner, as directed. 

The frames for the front entrances to be made, as shown, 

of substantial construction, similar to the other vaulting. 

The carpenter is to do all cutting for other craftsmen, 

is to provide centers for vaulting and arches, scafl'olding, 

and is to do all furring required to complete the job. 

Front entrances, gallery, and rotunda walls to be faced 
from floor up to a lino d d <? (top of entablature) with ^-incli 
dressed best white poplar {LModendron iidipifera) or canoe 
wood, as shown and according to details; the jiedestals, 
bases, columns, pilasters, panels, and entablatures to be 
faithfully carried out according to design; all to be fastened with screws to the 
studding so that they can b.e easily removed when desired; the caps of columns and 
pilasters, ornamental friezes and panels, and all others uji to lines d d d d to be made 
of composition material (such as " Decoreo " or similar good compositions), according 
to details furnished or selections made from cataloiiues; the network and vases, etc., 
above entablature, as shown, to be also made of aforesaid composition matei-ial. 
The statuary and arches, including their ornamentation, will be of stucco, as speci- 
fied below. All this work must be perfectly smooth, sandpa]iered to a proper 
surface, and made ready for a No. 1 ivory and gold finish. 

The outside walls of the grottoes, seen from the interior of the Exposition building, 
shall l)e ceiled, shingled, and trimmed as shown on drawings, and finished tor an 
ivory or white-zinc finish, as directed. 

Flooring of J inch by 6 inch joined, square edge and milled stufl', to be laid on 
floor joists of aquaria ])as8ages and between aquaria, as shown; ])ortions of said 
floors to be left loose, as directed. Do all other flooring required to com])lete 
the job. 

Closets in aquaria passages to be made of one-inch milled stnfi', tongued aiul 
grooved, one battened door to each, hung with substantial hinges and provided with 




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163 



substantial aud neat closet rim lock and keys; the closets to have shelves and 
hooks, as directed. 

Doors for front entrance and rotunda to be of white poplar 1| inches thick, hung to 
proper frames, to be made as shown, to have wired ground glass in the upper panels. 
Hang each with two loose-joint butts and fasten with 3-inch mortise lock, brass 
escutcheons, and knobs. These doors must be prepared to receive best ivory finish. 

Semicircular windoivs to grottoes. — Frames to be made similar to ribs of groined vault- 
ing, to be rabbeted to receive sash. Semicircular sash to be of IJ-iuch poplar, ogee 
molded. All these sash to have central molded frames and sash for inscriptions, 
etc., as shown. The central segment sash to be made and fastened so that it can be 
removed at any time. The windows shall be glazed with domestic cathedral glass 
of different tints, as per designs, laid in flat lead. The windows in dome of rotunda 
to have ogee molded 1^-inch sash, glazed with ornamental ground glass, one plate to 
each; sash to be set in rabbeted and molded frames. 

Screens of close-wired netting to be set to all outside windows; sash to bo molded 
on the outside, etc., all as shown. 

The roof of rotunda and extrados of entrance arches where exposed to the eye aud 
as directed to be prepared for plastering. 

Ventilators "V" of galvanized iron and of ornamental pattern to be put to all 
vaulting, rotunda, etc. 

Semicircular (irill, wilh medallions in tympana over main entrances. — Provide proper 
rabbeted frames for 2" x 3" semicircular molded sash made as shown, sash to be 
grooved to fasten n,- wire grill- 



work of 2" mesh thereto, wires 
to pass through suitable rings, 
2 rings to each crossing, thus : 

The medallions to be of No. 30 
sheet iron, 11 oz. per square foot, 
and must have neatly molded 
frames, to which the sheet iron 
and vertical and hori zontal wires 
are fastened, etc., complete in 
every particular, made ready for 
the painter. 

The aquaria to be made as per 
details ; sides, bottoms, and ends 
to be of a clear 2" dressed cy- 
press; the several pieces must be bolted together with 1'' wrought-iron bolts, as 
shown in details, the whole to be put together with white-lead joints and to have 
^-inch coat of best Trinidad asphaltum in the best manner. The fronts of the 
aquaria, of the best polished plate glass, 1" in thickness, will be furnished by 
the U. S. Government and delivered in the Exposition building at Atlanta. The glass 
is to be set in a rolled steel frame, constructed of Carnegie "Z" bars. No. 19, 4i lbs. 
to the foot, riveted together, countersunk to sides and bottom of aquarium aud 
packed with two layers of ^-inch thick A^ulcanized rubber between said steel frames 
and glass. The double aquaria will have at their centers, where the two plate-glass 
i'ronts meet, a mulliou of rolled steel "T" bar, Carnegie's No. 69, 10.9 lbs. to the foot, 
and to be prox^erly connected to the ''Z" frames. 

Eighteen plates are required, each 3' 0" by 7' 0", and 12 plates each 3' 0" by 5' 0". 

These aquaria to be provided with overflow and waste, etc., etc., as directed. The 
aquaria must be very carefully set up, warranted water-tight, and the glass must be 
protected diiring the progress of the work in a thorough manner, and the whole must 
be done according to details furnished and directions given. A neat ornamental 
frame of thin sheet iron is to be fastened around each glass front, as shown. Build 
frame for cascade, as shown, in a substantial manner. 




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164 KEPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 

The carpenter is to do all other carpenter work, such as bracketing for stucco and 
cement work, etc., required by the drawings and as directed by the architect in 
charge, and is required to complete the job. 

CEMENT AND STUCCO AVORK, WIRE LATH, ETC. 

Wire lathing. — The walls of the grottoes, rotuuda, and arches over entrances and all 
such parts of the walls not ceiled to be covered with good wire lathing in a thorough, 
workmanlike manner. Do all wire lathing for groins, cornices, ribs, and cassettes 
in rotunda, etc., all complete. The extrados of dome of rotunda is to be lathed with 
sound lath, properly nailed to top of ribs, to receive two coats of plain plastering. 

CEMENT AND STUCCO WORK. 

Slate. — The base in grottoes to be throughout IJ-iuch rubbed gray slate, 12 inches 
high, square finished; back up with plaster and properly fasten to framework. 

Keen's cement and stucco. — From base up to s]iriuger line throughout put to a brown 
coat one good coat of pure Keen's cemeut, aud from springer line up put one coat 
of finish, composed of one part of Keen's cement and three parts of best plaster of 
paris ; all put to a well-floated brown coat. The stucco and cement putty for the 
walls and spandrils, also for the ribs of vaulting and ribs of cassettes of rotunda, ibr 
soffits and moldings of archivolts and stucco ornaments, caps, etc., are to be colored 
in mixing the various tints as directed by the architect in charge. 

The molded work must be executed in artistic and first-class manner, sfiarp aud 
true. All ornamental work and other enrichments must be of a high, artistic grade 
and of bold and realistic character. Models of clay of the various ornaments, stat- 
uary, etc., must be submitted for approval to the architect in charge before they can 
be executed. 

The archivolts, moldings, and various ornamentations of the main entrances to be 
also executed in stucco, of the same material, and finished as grotto and rotunda, 
etc. The statuary, as shown, to be also of stucco; to be of a highly artistic finish 
and bold execution. 

The several bidders are required to submit Avith their estimate a sample of stucco 
finish, about 6 inches square. 

Portland cement tvork. — The cascade and fountain to be executed in best English 
Portland cement mortar (one part of cement and three parts of sand), according to 
designs. The exterior face of wall of fountain tank to )»e made in imitation of stone, 
as shown. The figures representing manatees and otter and other ornaments, rock, 
basins, etc., shall all be executed in cement after the models have been approved. 

A model representing one of the bays of the vaulting cau be seen at the United 
States Fish Commission office, in Washington. 

All imperfections, either in execution of the designs and workmanship or damagen 
from whatever cause, must be remedied and made good to the entire satisfaction of 
the architect in charge before the work will be considered complete. 

Ironwork. — Provide rolled-iron T and Z bars, bolts, nuts, as shown on details for 
aquaria. Over large 14-foot aquaria provide and hang beams, where shown, to loof 
timbers. Avith 1-iuch diameter wrought-iron rod, substantially put up, etc., all 
complete. 

Provide substantial sjiikes, bolts, clamps, etc., Avherever recjuircd to complete job- 
Semicircular transoms of main entrances to be wired with uiedallions of No. 30 
galA^auized sheet iron, iuserted as shown. 

The doors for main entrances to be grill work of A'ery light construction, as per 
design, representing network, etc., to be hung to jambs, with substantial brass butts 
fastened with neat locks and furnished with brass knobs, etc., all comjilete. 

A cast-iron cap plate to be put to top of wall around tank for fountain in six sec- 
tions, 1-inch metal, firmly bolted Avith three -J-inch expansion bolts, 8 inches long, to 
each section, to be of ornamental design, "Bower Barff'' process (motive Avater lilies), 



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as shown. See also diagram. Rosettes of cast iron representing water lilies, to be 
fastened, as shown, to top of cap. 

A rail made of 2-inch gas pipe to be built around gallery, as shown, substantially 
made and fastened to floor, etc. This rail to be bronzed by painter. 

Painting. — The painter's work will be executed in the very best manner and must 
be of a high artistic grade. The woodwork for gallery, main entrances, rotunda, 
etc., will receive a pure- white ivory color, semi-glossy, iinished as follows : One coat 
of liquid filler as a primer, all imperfections filled with white-lead putty, then given 
two coats of French zinc-white, thinned with half and half boiled oil aud turpentine, 
with patent drier to harden; the last coat to be smoothed up with sandpaper aud 
the work brought up with two coats of flake white, ground in japan, thinned with 
Damar varnish. Three days must he allowed between the last two coats and four 
days after the last coat before rubbing. This work must be rubbed with pumice 
stone and water, left with a clean, fine surface. 








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The network on top of cornice, the several ornaments, caps, statuary, etc., to ue 
picked out with gold-leaf gilding. The panels of the doors and moldings around 
panels and architraves to have a J-inch strip of gold-leaf gilding. The ornamenta- 
tion of the archivolts of the main entrances and rotunda, the caps of columns, the 
vases, statuary, etc., will be picked out in gold, as directed by the architect in 
charge. Put to the faciie of the archivolts of main entrances flat ornaments, in 
colors and designs as chosen by the architect. 

The medallions on entrances shall be emblazoned in a highly finished manner with 
the obverse and reverse coats of arras of the United States and the State of Georgia, 
as directed. The statuary will be painted in delicate tints and in such a manner 
as will be directed. 

Grottoes. — The spandrils of the groined arches will be enriched with such orna- 
ments aud tints as to give a marine efi'ect, etc. The dome of the rotunda and the 
cascade to have the cassettes, ribs, etc., tinted in different colors, as will be directed. 
The spandrils of the archivolts in the rotunda and panels will be painted so as to 
represent still-life scenery. 

Do all other painting requisite to finish the work complete in every particular. 

Final. — AH plumbing for the aforesaid aquarium forms no part of this contract. 



Specifications of material to be provided and of tvork to he done for and in the construction 

of an aquarium for the United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries exhibit at 

Atlanta, Ga. 

The whole is to be done in accordance with these specifications and accompanying 
plans, prepared under the architect of the United States Fish Commission, and no 
deviation therefrom will bo permitted unless authority in writing is first obtained 
from the representative of the United States Commission of Fish aud Fisheries. 

Any change of plans, etc., involving any difference in cost from that proposed by 
the contract must be agreed upon by the parties to this contract, with statement in 
writing as to the difference in price from that originally agreed upon. 



166 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 

Should it he deemed desirable dnringtlie eoiistrnction of tlie proposed aqxiariiim to 
make auy additions to it or to do aiij' extra work not contemplated or provided for by 
these plans and specifications, an agreement in writinj^, stating the nature and cost 
of such additional or extra Avork, must be entered into l)et\veen the representative 
of the United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries and the contractor before such 
work is commenced. No claim for extra work or materials, excepting as above 
specified, will be considered. 

Should it be deemed desirable to make any change from the ]>lans and specifications 
during the progress of the work, which does not involve auy additional expense to 
the contractor for labor and material, he will be expected to make such change 
without extra charge. 

The work will be irnder the direction of the architect or other duly appointed agent 
of the board of management. United States Government exiiibit, and in case any 
disagreement should arise between the agent in charge and the contractor as to the 
meaning or intention of any portion of these plans and specifications, the decision of 
the reiireseutativo of the United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries upon said 
disputed poiut or points will be final 

The work is to be commenced within ten days after signing of contract and is to l)e 
carried forward at such rate as shall insure its completion on or before August 10, 18!15. 

And it is understood and agreed by aud between the parties hereto that if tiie con- 
tractor shall fail to comply with the terms of this contract which relate to the time 
within which said work is to be completed, the said contractor shall be subject to 
forfeit of fifty dollars -per day for each and every day thereafter until the completion 
of the work by him, enforcement of the same to be made in the discretion of the repre- 
sentative of the Commission of Fish and Fisheries, which sura shall be deducted from 
any amounts which may be duo the contractor; aud if amount due contractor be not 
sufficient to meet the forfeit, then contractor to pay the difierence or tlie money to 
be retaiued out of the bond given by the said contractor and his bondsmen. 

Any failure to commence work within the specified time or to prosecute it there- 
after at the late and in the manner required will be considered as allowing the I7nited 
States to annul the contract and declare a forfeiture of all reserved percentages and 
other dues or as allowing the United States, at the option of the representative of 
the United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, to carry on the work at the 
expense of the contractor .and as rendering him and his bondsmen liable for any 
increase of cost over that proposed and agreed upon. 

In case the lowest price be named by two or more bidders, these bidders must 
agree between themselves, within twenty-four hours after notilication. as to who 
shall have the award. If the question be not settled within the time stated, and 
the representative of the Commission of Fish and Fisheries so informed, he may 
select either of them to do the work at his discretion at said price. 

Payment for the work will be made as follows, viz: Alter the end of each month, 
if the progress of the work is satisfactory, part payments will be madi? upon the 
written certificate of the agent in charge, reserving twenty per centum of the amount 
due, which Avill Ije retained until the final completion and acceptance of tlu^ work 
by the representative of the United States Commission of I'ish and Fisheries. 
Within thirty days thereafter final payment for the work will be made. 

The "instructions for bidders," as far as they may be applicable, are to be consid- 
ered essential parts of these specifications. 

The tools, scaffolding, etc., used by the contractor must be suitable for the work 
aud satisfactory to the agent in charge. The scafi'olding will be left in ])lace until 
a written order for its removal is given liy the agent in charge. 

The contractor will i>rotect the work aud materials from damage during the 
progress of operations, and will clear, from time to time, as may be necessary, all 
dirt and rubbish resulting from the work. On completion, he will thoroughly clean 
all floors aud windows, remove all debris, and have the premises in good order, 



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ready for use, and satisfactory in every respect to the superintending Government 
ofldcer, to wLom ho will then turn over the entire aquarium. 

The contractor shall furnish all necessary ijlants, materials, and labor. He shall 
allow agent of Fish Commission in charge of the work full access to all parts of the 
work at all times, and shall give the agent any and all assistance which he may need. 

All materials furnished for the work must betirst class of their kind and satisfactory 
to the agent in charge. Any materials not satisfactory will be condemned, and must 
be removed from the location of the work and not be again brought upon the ground. 

AJl workmanship must be first class, and any work not so must be corrected imme- 
diately upon the request of the Government agent in charge. 

Except when otherwise specified, the lumber and timber used will be well seasoned 
and of the best kind and quality used for similar purjioses at or near the locality 
where the aquarium is to be built, all subject to approval of superintending ofiQcer. 

Where figures are given in the drawings they will be followed j otherwise scale 
dimensions will be the guide. 

The contractor shall, in the fulfillment of this contract, take no advantage of any 
omission or incompleteness in these specifications or in the accompanying plans, as 
full explanations and detail drawings will be fui-nished him when rec^uired. 



Report U. S. F. C. 1 896. (To face page 1 68—1 .) 



Plate 20. 




Report U. S. F. C. 1896. (To face page 168—2.) 



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